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POPSBan of pitbulls bites back Aaron Rochester, city councilman in Sioux City, Iowa, really hates dogs who are dangerous–which he why he led the effort to ban pit-bulls in that city. Unfortunately, he’s now finding himself on the recieving end of a vicious law.
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POPSGaining steam: Ron Paul’s HR 1207 Ron Paul, that gadfly presidential candidate from 2008, has been making headway in Congress with his new bill, HR 1207. The bill, entitled the Federal Reserve Transparancy Act, was crafted by Rep. Paul in order to allow the Government Accountability Office the ability to Audit the Federal Reserve.
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POPSWelsh school puts video cameras in bathroom A school in Ceredigion, Wales, is complaining that their students don’t keep the bathrooms clean enough. This is a serious problem, obviously, so–what was their solution? Place video cameras in the toilet-areas.
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POPSNevada turns down pimp-money! Nevada is currently suffering from a $3 billion budget deficit and is looking for spending corners to cut and additional ways to raise revenue. As most people know, Nevada has a legalized prostitution industry whereby brothel houses can be licensed by the state–it is, in all aspects of the law, legal.
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POPSA different look at the Pirate Problem Johann Hari over at Huffington Post has an interesting perspective on the so-called Pirate Problem. The story takes the side of the so-called Pirates by suggesting that they are simply an impoverished defense force.
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POPSGreatest President? Not who you think. A recent Gallup poll asked 1,018 adults nationwide who they considered to be the greatest president, given a choice between George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan. Surprisingly, the top choice was…
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POPSRep. John Schroder, payraise hypocrite On April 1st, 2009, Louisiana state Representative John Schroder cited figures on the floor of the state legislature to support his belief that employees of the Louisiana state government do not perform at a level to merit an increase in pay, an increase that is largely procedural–4%, meant to keep up with inflation and rises in costs of living.
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POPSAny criminal a sex offender An increasing number of people in Georgia are being placed on the sex offenders list, despite the fact that they have never committed a sexual offender’s crime.
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POPS20K+ Terrorists in Missouri! The Kansas City Star is reporting on a huge controversy that has several organizations, parties, candidates, and thousands of activists very concerned.
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POPS20000+ Terrorists in Missouri! The Kansas City Star is reporting on a huge controversy that has several organizations, parties, candidates, and thousands of activists very concerned.
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POPSMitt Romney helps Bobby Jindal fundraise Rumors abound as to who will run for the Republican nomination for President in 2012, with Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Bobby Jindal, and Sarah Palin being the names that come up the most often.
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POPSObama’s Stimulus = 87 Blue Whales? The Competitive Enterprise Institute is a libertarian think-tank based in Washington D.C. which often calculates the costs of certain Congressional spending bills. Clearly, they are alarmed over the $2 trillion stimulus/bailout package. Most of their email was uninteresting, but some interesting tidbits jumped out at me.
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POPSRepresentative Clyburn calls Governor Sanford racist The debate over the Stimulus money, and who will accept or reject it, has been raging for weeks now, with no real end in sight. The most fierce fighting has been in South Carolina, where Governor Mark Sanford has been a leading opponent of the stimulus bill, and Representative Jim Clyburn has been a leading proponent of it.
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POPSSteve Bonenberger As a successful businessman, talk show host, public speaker, pastor, and author—Steve Bonenberger has picked up many useful skills and interesting stories in his life.